German reference
deuten
to point (at); to interpret
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I point (at) |
| du | you point (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it points (at) |
| wir | we point (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) point (at) |
| sie/Sie | they point (at); you (formal) point (at) |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I pointed (at) |
| du | you pointed (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it pointed (at) |
| wir | we pointed (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) pointed (at) |
| sie/Sie | they pointed (at); you (formal) pointed (at) |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I pointed (at); I have pointed (at) |
| du | you pointed (at); you have pointed (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it pointed (at); he/she/it has pointed (at) |
| wir | we pointed (at); we have pointed (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) pointed (at); you (plural) have pointed (at) |
| sie/Sie | they pointed (at); they have pointed (at); you (formal) pointed (at); you (formal) have pointed (at) |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had pointed (at) |
| du | you had pointed (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had pointed (at) |
| wir | we had pointed (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) had pointed (at) |
| sie/Sie | they had pointed (at); you (formal) had pointed (at) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will point (at) |
| du | you will point (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will point (at) |
| wir | we will point (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) will point (at) |
| sie/Sie | they will point (at); you (formal) will point (at) |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have pointed (at) |
| du | you will have pointed (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have pointed (at) |
| wir | we will have pointed (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) will have pointed (at) |
| sie/Sie | they will have pointed (at); you (formal) will have pointed (at) |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I point (at) |
| du | (that) you point (at) |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it points (at) |
| wir | (that) we point (at) |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) point (at) |
| sie/Sie | (that) they point (at); (that) you (formal) point (at) |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would point (at) |
| du | you would point (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would point (at) |
| wir | we would point (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) would point (at) |
| sie/Sie | they would point (at); you (formal) would point (at) |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have pointed (at) |
| du | you would have pointed (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have pointed (at) |
| wir | we would have pointed (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) would have pointed (at) |
| sie/Sie | they would have pointed (at); you (formal) would have pointed (at) |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would point (at) |
| du | you would point (at) |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would point (at) |
| wir | we would point (at) |
| ihr | you (plural) would point (at) |
| sie/Sie | they would point (at); you (formal) would point (at) |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have pointed (at) |
| du | (reportedly) you have pointed (at) |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has pointed (at) |
| wir | (reportedly) we have pointed (at) |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have pointed (at) |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have pointed (at); (reportedly) you (formal) have pointed (at) |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will point (at) |
| du | (reportedly) you will point (at) |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will point (at) |
| wir | (reportedly) we will point (at) |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will point (at) |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will point (at); (reportedly) you (formal) will point (at) |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | point (at)! |
| ihr | point (at)! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | point (at)! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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